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BALBOA HIGH SCHOOL,
Balboa, Canal Zone

Want to commend the Class of 1938 on the fine school
spirit and school citizenship that it has exhibited dur-
,ng its high school course and particularly during the last school
year as seniors. It was a real joy and pleasure to work with you.
Convey to you my heartfelt wishes for success and happiness
in life. I hope that each of you will find your Shangri-La.

FRED IW. HOSLER.
Principal

Harold J. Zieren

DEDICATION /
Because of his personality, his patience, his
many ideas, his ability to see the student point
of view; because he has devoted hours of his
time, and has been an adviser in every sense of
the word, the senior class of 1938 with grate-
fulness and respect dedicate this Zonian to Mr.
Harold J. Zierten.

The staff has not been able in this book
to interpret each individual squeak in the
Amador bus, or the smell of the rain, or its
drumming on the awnings, or that good time
at the Junior-Senior Banquet, or those many
hours of study. But it has, it hopes, caught a
thing or two characteristic of Balboa High
School, 1938, that will serve to bring back a
wealth of memories in the years to come. With
that hope, the staff humbly offers the result
of its efforts.

A s I timidly enter the Canal Zone World's Fair of 1952, managed by its first woman
I[,n.il-cr, Betty Haldeman, I am confronted by a sign which informs all that the Magic
Carpet will take them to see all their old friends for only 50c. A sudden desire to see
my graduating class seizes me and I step on the carpet, say the magic word, and am soon soar-
ing up into the sky above Balboa. Circling over the exposition, I see Kermit \'tbli,,ook,l mil-
lionaire, in his new Coxmobile, named for its d:,i i.(ir, Bill Cox, driving into the fair. Judy
Mohr and Margaret Grier are doing tricks on horseback just inside the gate. The old Balboa
po:toffice, lately remodeled, serves as the home of Foo Candies created by Katherine Marchi-
kitis. Next door Sandberg and Sanborn demonstrate their invention to make old Ford V8's as
good as new.
Floating through the sky down the Canal, I see a bridge built by the now prominent
cnginer r, Tom C. Sullivan, with his foreman, John de Camp, directing the workmen. To the
right, where Far Fan used to be, George and Marguerite Moore have their summer home. Leav-
ing the canal is the battleship USS Sinker which has Larry Baker as its captain, who, shaking
while Admiral C. B. Wine inspects the ship, nearly swallows his tongue when Lieutenant Win.
Johnston stumbles over the cleats and falls on the admiral.
After a short while I arrive in New York, where I see Pat Madigan and Anita Komp
arranging the top shelves of Boyes Brothers Department Store, while Olive Kalar and Dorothy
Pihisky do the bottom shelves. Down the street is the Rathgeber-Curtis Culture Parlor where
one learns to cultivate an original laugh. A large crowd is assembled right off a tennis court and
Mildred Anderson is in the midst autographing tennis racquets after her victory in the Inter-
American finals.
Going routh I arrive in Baltimore, where at Johns Hopkins Hospital the Drs. Runyan,
Fitzpatrick, Presley, and Zappi, with their nurses, Norma Evans and Theresa Raymond, are
huddled around a bed trying to figure out what makes the brain go. In a private room Beatrice
S.i.hlminllL.. a bustling nurse, is comforting Henry Poole, who has broken his ankle in the in-
ternational high jump.
Leaving Baltimore I soon come into Washington, D. C., where the Senate is in session
-Donald Mitchell, vice president of the U. S., is taking charge while Senators McCoy, Le Brun,
Dalton, and Casey are debating whether all schools should contain escalators or not. In town
Vance Howard, the great inventor, is now perfecting a pill, which endows the user with a
year's knowledge of any one subject. And there is Archie Byrne, taking pill after pill.
The carpet turns west and in a short while arrives at Cleveland. Here, in Alice Strauss'
Modiste Shop, are Lucille Journey, Mary Nell Brugge, and Shirley Johnston, dc-iLni-lL clothes
and modeling them on the professional models, Pat Ryan and Marian Dodson. In a music hall
of this same city are Marie Haggerty, Janie Hamlin, Neva Henrie, Horace Cobb, Elmer Dailey,
Edward Cornwell, and Ralph Dugas, who, now in a symphony orchestra, are following the in-
structions of Robert Whiteley, who is trying to play and lead at the same time. Around the
corner a huge building looms up before me, and I read a sign which informs me that this
is the Bunker Brothers Academy for Loafers. On the all-"A" honor roll of this academy I come
across two vaguely familiar names, Robert Byrnes and Jack Ewing, now star pupils.
In Chicago I find Helen Dryden, the famous cartoonist for Udden Daily News. trying
to concentrate on her funnies while Margaret Meigs types and Betty Sanderlin proof reads aloud.
At Wally Stewart's exclusive night club I find Archie Gibson singing Hawaiian music accom-
panied by Billy Lloyd on his guitar. The waiters, Harry Foster and Howard Clarke, are giving
an exhibition by balancing glasses on top of ea-h other. Walter Muller and George Whaler are
still on the dance floor arguing as to which on? knocked down the most couples in the last
dance, while Fay Fuller and Elizabeth Tonneso stand patiently by. Final score: Whaler-12,

Muller-11. The Swing Sisters-Reba Alexander, Virginia Sommer, and Dolly Bowen-are busy
getting ready for their next number.
Denver has become a center of attraction since "Love Hits a Bullseye," written by Blanche
Urey, has been the best seller novel of 1952. Ren Weir, Fred Wells, and Francis Crlste have
stopped tinkering with model airplanes and are going in for the real thing, in the same city.
In Salt Lake City balloting is going on to pick the perfect specimen for "Miss America."
Among the contestants are Kirty Adams. Claire Bougan, Doroth) Stilson, Connie Hayden, Eileen
McGuire, and Margaret Douglas. The judges have used up four bottles of aspirin already and
are still in a quandary as to the winner. Ed Sullia.n, a verbose and bellicose Lwyer of Reno.
is defending Mary Jane Comley in her divorce suit against Frank Turner, whose lawyer is none
other than Bob Van Siclen-
"Provost's Rise to Fame," produced by Gail Haldeman. is now appearing in San Francis-
co with John Talty and Virginia Ridge topping the billing. The pretty ushers. Berty Jones, Helen
Michaelson, Evelyn Pearl, and Dot Esperanza. are busy showing people to their seats, sometimes
losing even themselves, since they are not used to so large a theater. Across the street Beryl
Cooke and Hawain Underwood are conducting a class to reach people how to adopt a Southern
accent. Virginia Cabell, the young debutante, is having her 'Loming out' party where Margaret
Davidson shows her latest double-trucking step, which is snon taken up b\ everyone, led by
Judith Segard and the French duke, William French.
The carpet leaves San Francisco and turns north After a while I arrive in Seattle where
Beverly Neville, who is now happily married, is busily complying with the requests of Blanche
Miller, also married, who came over "just to borrow some butter.' On the coast of Washington
I find Paul Fessler, professional photographer, taking a picture oif Schmidt's big fish that got
away! Alaska is becoming very well known since William Keller opened up his Alaska Ice
Cream Cone Company. Geoffrey O'Connell is begging the designer of the cone. Eugene Mulling,
to put enough room in it for five dips. Eileen Burmester. his pretty secretary, is busily typing on
the new William Russon typewriter which has a whistle instead of a bell.
My trip almost over, I finally get to Mexico City, vliere the Central American Olympics
are being held. At the swimming meet Jack Walbridge and his twin Mack have just completed
their last lap and are waiting the decision of the judge, Jimmy Hunt. who cannot make up his
mind which one came in first- And there is Vernon Snyder doing his famous "twirler" dive.
I now progress to the field meet where Larry Roberts and Fr.ncisco Coyle are competing
in the discus throw. Everyone is sitting on the edge of his seat but Duke Bain, who is standing
up, throwing his arms around in the air and hitting everyone with his elbows. All of a sudden
Jack Carey's loud laugh is heard above all the rest of the noise and I see him talking and laugh-
ing with Tom J. Sullivan and Milton Hotter in a box at the front of the stadium. Johnny
MacMurray, famous golf champion, is doing his stuff at the Olympic golf course.
Then I come back to Panama City, where a vigorous presidential campaign is being waged.
Albert Hilbert, presidential candidate, Chief Backer Delvalle. Cabinet-member-to-be Malo, and
Secretary Manuelita Oller are very busy arranging the campaign. On the other side Tomas Pa-
redes, presidential candidate, Chief Backer Ayala, Cabinet-member-to-be Valdes, and Judith Her-
rera, his secretary, are finding it hard trying to oppose their opponents. Going up Central
Avenue I see that Quintero's Shoe Shop, and Villegas.Borden and Co. 5 and 10, have closed
for the day because of the election- At the Balbia docks I see Bruce and Billy Glaze, just back
from their tenth trip around the world. Now I come to the former Margaret Brown's house, and
to a sewing circle composed of the former Bertha Hack. Elsie Sanger. Julia Wilson, Eleanor
Lindo, Virginia Welch, Marjorie 'arner, Alice Stetler. and Sarah Williams The last two have
just married the Blank twins. The chief topic of discussion is lhot the hostess makes such wonder-
ful apple pie.

Ellen Conlan, designer, has just created a masterpiece in the new Balboa Heights library.
Jean Irwin, head librarian, is bu:ily looking for "The Doodlebug and its Relation to the Mo-
dern World" written by the great scientist, George Morgan.
All of a sudden the carpet disappears from under me and I fall to the earth with a
bang. My magic carpet has been the Chinese rug on the floor of my bedroom-and there rest I.

CLASS WILL

W e, the senior class, being in a sane and sound mind for the short period of graduation,
do hereby bequeath our special talents and possessions to the underclasses with the hope that
they will take good care of them, and will carry on in the footsteps of those who have gone
before.
KATHERINE ADAMS bequeaths her collection of pennies to Janet Koperski;
REBA ALEXANDER bequeaths her Mae West figure to Muriel Evans;
MILDRED ANDERSON bequeaths her flaming red hair to Gilberto Arias;
DOLLY BOWEN bequeaths her brown eyes to her sister, Billy;
MARGARET BROWN and DOROTHY PIRISKY bequeath their Igles to Betty Burch and
Betty McKenzie;
MARY NELLE BRUGGE and LUCILLE JOURNEY bequeath their artistic ability to Daphne
Lewis;
EILEEN BURMESTER bequeath: her twenty pages of shorthand homework to Roberta McGuire;
VIRGINIA CABELL bequeaths her conservative ways to Jimmy Smith;
MARY JANE COMLEY and MARGARET GRIER bequeath their height to Janet Whitney;
ELLEN CONLAN bequeaths her ability to speak Spanish to Beverly Comley;
BERYL COOKE bequeaths her general ways to Dorsey Price;
MAZIE CURTIS bequeaths her jolly laugh to Thelma Fayard;
MARGARET DAVIDSON bequeaths her sun tan to Jack O'Donnell;
MARION DODSON bequeaths her ability to keep calm while typing to Marilynn Davidson;
MARGARET DOUGLAS bequeaths Ned to whoever is willing to take good care of him;
HELEN DRYDEN bequeaths her cartoons to Elva Baumann;
DOROTHY ESPERANZA bequeaths her love for household arts to Marie Keegan;
NORMA EVANS bequeaths her softball ability to Audrey Taber;
FAY FULLER bequeaths her ability to speak German to Pete Green;
BERTHA HACK bequeaths her sense of humor to Betty Sutherland;
JANE HAMLIN bequeaths her friendly disposition to Billy Logsdon;
MARIE HAGGERTY and ELMER DAILEY bequeath their musical talent to Jeanne Rocker;
BETTY and GAIL HALDEMAN bequeath their strong resemblance to the Cryan twins;
CONSTANCE HAYDEN bequeath, her love for fresh air and sunshine to Clyde Ellis;
NEVA HENRI bequeaths her violin to Albert Mathon;
JUDITH HERRERA and JOHN MACMURRAY bequeath their chauffeurs to other poor un-
fortunates without licenses;
JEAN IRWIN bequeaths her boisterous nature to Blanche Adler;
SHIRLEY JOHNSTON bequeaths her sedate walk to Andree Jerome;
OLIVE KALAR and BLANCHE UREY bequeath their curly hair to Patsy Getman;
ANITA KOMNP bequeaths her green eyes to Fulvia Arosemena;
PATRICIA MADIGAN bequeaths her ability to speak Chinese to Doris Brotherson;
KATHRYN MARCHIKITIS bequeaths her name to Peggy White;
EILEEN MCGLIIRE bequeaths her studious look to the next smart scobie to become a junior;
MARGARET MEIGS bequeaths her typewriting ability to Marjorie Dennis;

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HELEN MICHAELSEN bequeaths her red hair to Shirley Grossman;
BLANCHE MILLER bequeaths her perfect diction to Hugh Deeney;
JUDITH MOHR btCqut.iihs her jewelry to Cornelia Van Siclen;
MARGUERITE MOORE bequeaths her small feet to Sis Johnson;
GEORGE MORGAN bequeaths her Tarzan ability to \'.iili.e Dyer;
BEVERLY NEVILLE bequeaths her curly black locks to Catherine Callender;
EVELYN PEARL bequeaths her jeweled name to Ruby Kent;
BERNICE RATHGEBER bequeaths her laugh to her cousin, June Hambelton;
THERESA RAYMOND bequeaths her good nature to Josephine Blanton;
VIRGINIA RIDGE bequeaths her ability at sports to Phyllis Deveneau;
PATSY RYAN bequeaths her Parrakeet distribution job to Susan E7.inL,
BETTY SANDERLIN and DUNCAN BAIN bequeath their train rides to Virginia Willett;
ELSIE SANGER bequeaths her talents for business to Beatrice Monsanto;
BEATRICE SCHLOMING bequeaths her committee work to John Schierloh;
JUDITH SEGARD bequeaths her quiet nature to Helen Hall;
VIRGINIA SOMMER bequeaths her ability to slip by the teacher to Marion Orr;
ALICE STETLER and ALICE STRAUSS bequeath their long walks to Jimmy Ridge;
DOROTHY STILSON bequeaths her bewitching eyes to Elizabeth Giavelli;
ELIZABETH TONNESON bequeaths her dancing attainments to Louise Rathgeber;
RUTH UDDEN bequeaths her originality to Rita Jane Mohr;
JULIA WILSON bequeaths her Hungarian jackets to Doris Deal;
LAWRENCE BAKER bequeaths his roo-shian accent to Paul Disharoon;
EMIRO BORDEN bequeaths his bench warming ability to Angu' Matheney;
JON and ROBIN BOYES bequeath their long ride to school to Harry Dowell;
JACK and JAMES BLINKER bequeath their fishing at Taboguilla island to David Bruce;
ARCHIE BYRNE bequeaths his unsuccessful efforts to squelch the insurgent party in journalism
to Jimmy Young;
ROBERT BYRNE bequeaths his ability to strut the fancy steps to Robert Herrington;
JACK CAREY bequeaths his good looks to the highest bidder;
HORACE COBB bequeaths his guitar to Philip Erbe;
STEVE CORNWELL bequeaths his book, "How to Play Checkers," to William Hyde;
WILLIAM COX and MARTIN CASEY bequeath their ability to do nothing to nobody and hope
they don't like it;
FRANCIS COYLE bequeaths his ability to act to Macon Michaux;
FRANCIS CRISTE bequeaths his camera to the next Zonian photographer;
EDWARD DELVALLE bequeaths his Spanish fluency to Roy Phillips;
RALPH DUGAS bequeaths his Fu Manchu finger nails to Fu Manchu;
PAUL FESSLER bequeaths his love for Hitler to Ralph Henriquez;
MARTIN FITZPATRICK bequeaths his interest in the Harms to John Gallivan;
HARRY FOSTER bequeaths his fondness for Panamanian policemen to Julio Hernandez;
WILLIAM MORTIMER FRENCH bequeaths his La Boca style of trucking to Donald McCaslin;
ARCHIE GIBSON bequeaths his freckles to Thomas Symington;
BILLY and BRUCE GLAZE bequeath their reckless driving to Maurice Fitzgerald;
ALBERT HILBERT bequeaths his serious outlook on life to Morris Huggins;
MILTON HORTER bequeaths his master printing ability to Russell Wells;
VANCE HOWARD bequeaths his ability to stick by to Joe Snyder;
JAMES HUNT bequeaths his youthful beard to Charles Rodriguez;
WILLIAM JOHNSTON bequeaths his timid v ice to Joaquin Cruz;
WILLIAM KELLER bequeaths his conservative ways to Alberto Palacio;
WILLIAM LEBRUN bequeaths his slow but sure smile to Virginia Thornton;

'lILLIAM LLOYD bequeaths his businesslike attitude to Ernesto Solis,
ROBERT MCCOY bequeaths his interest in the Little Theatre to Richard Brtrlawn;
DONALD MITCHELL bequeaths to the future president of the Student Association, Alvin
Johnson, his seat,
THEODORE SCHMIDT and TOM J SULLIVAN bequeath their fishing tackle to Paul Barnard;
LL'GENE MULLING bequeaths his finger wave to Eileen Phillips:
TI'OMAS PAREDES bequeaths his politeness to Milton Turner;
HENRY POOLE bequeaths the Zonian editorship to anyone who can stand the [train;
ROBERT PROVOST bequeaths his way with the opposite sex to James Cruz;
LEMUEL PRESLEY bequeaths his Clark Gable looks to Alfred Chase.
DIOGENES QUINTERO bequeaths his stage fright to Thomas Bender;
LARRY ROBERTS bequeaths his love for Texas to Stanley Hunter;
RAYMOND RUNYAN bequeaths hi: modest ways to Richard Dodson:
WILLIAM RUSSON bequeaths his ability to go to Panama on Parrakeet business during
school hours to the next business manager;
HAROLD SANBORN bequeaths his ability to remodel Fords to lames Wood;
ALBERT SANDBERG bequeaths hi: cheerful disposition to Maxine Hilbert;
VERNON SNYDER bequeaths his alibies to C eve Wilson;
WALLACE STEWART bequeaths his German haircuts to John Sullivan;
EDWARD SULLIVAN leaves his title 'best boy athlete to Emilio Madrigal;
TOM C. SULLIVAN and JULIO VALDES bequeath their bakery wagons to Louis Caldwell,
JOHN TALTY bequeaths his silver tongued orations to George Moore,
ROBERT VAN SICLEN bequeaths his presidency of the Bakery Boys' Association to some
lucky fellow;
WILLIAM VILLEGAS bequeaths his deep bass voice to Martha Duncan;
MACK and JACK WALBRIDGE bequeath their swimming ability to Roy Boggs,
KERMIT WESTBROOK bequeaths his resemblance to Mr Parrill to his brother;
BENJAMIN WEIR bequeaths hi. luoe for the Air Corps to Jack Gamble:
WALTER MULLER bequeaths his ability to cover the dance floor to Roy Dvelle:
ROBERT W'HITELEY bequeaths his \ivaciry to Thomas Jacome;
CHESTER WINE bequeaths his license to Quint Atkinson:
MARCOS ZAPPI bequeaths his bomber hat to Donald Kendall:
GEORGE WHALER bequeaths his poem writing to an) up and coming poet:
FRANK TURNER bequeaths his nonchalant ways to Ellen Mead.
AUSTIN AYALA bequeaths his fiery tonsiiC to Olga Arosemena.
HAWAIN UNDERWOOD bequeaths hi Southern accent to Agnes Atkinson;
I1EOFFRLY OCONNELL bequeath- his willingness to learn to Doris Chan:
MANIUELITA OLLER bequeaths her various finger nail polishes to Ann Warner;
BETTY JONES bequeaths her odd whistle to Horace Mulling.
SARAH WILLIAMS bequeaths her :tad) "hello" to Mary lane Philips;
JACK EWING bequeaths his unusual school attendance to Joe Hunt;
JOHN DALTON bequeaths his basketball ability to David Moon:
CLAIRE BOUGAN bequeaths her nickname 'Pennsy" to the next Pennsylvania student;
JOHN DE CAMP bequeaths his latest dance steps to Norman Anderson.

T make an impression on mo-t of the senior class takes something. Because of various
somethings, the group pictured on the opposite page all but one was cho en by
vote of the senior class to be represented in this rogues' gallery, honor section, or asso-
ciation of frauds, as it has been variously designated.

The seniors found it difficult to decide between Pat Ryan and Bernice Rathgaber for
the beauty prize, so we include both of them. How take Helen of Troy or Cleopatra. (Do we
hear senior voices saying, "You take 'em! We have Bernie and Pat! "?)

Then take this one. He has a profile; he has teeth; he has eyes. We would let you read
the rest of the starry-eyed report of one of our staff members, only we have seen Jack flip
them across to third, run a fast quarter in the relay, tear up half an opposing team on the
Lridiron, and there might be misunderstanding. We refer to Jack Carey, most handsome male,
class of '38.

Good things in small packages! She gives friendship; she works as hard for others as for
herself; others' problems are her problems; and her scholarship is among the best in the cla s.
And when she turns on her magnetic smile, the world is brighter. This is Gail Haldeman, of
course: personality girl, class of '38.

Companion piece is John Talty. With a kind word for everybody, and a friendly smile,
John conducted the affairs of the senior class to a successful conclusion. Everybody's friend,
"Mono Blanco," as he is affectionately known to the senior class, was chosen per onality boy.

Two energetic young 'uns who modernized the ancient dance were "Liz" Tonneson and
George Whaler. Liz is tall, blonde, and lithe; the great Archie Byrne once said of her, "When
she lands on your feet you don't even know she's there!" And, regarding Ge,'r.-, if a flea could
hop as far for his weight as George can for his, then the flea could circumleap the globe. Best
dancers, cla:s of '38.

Ed Sullivan is all over this book. We couldn't keep him out. And since the seniors
insisted on picking him best male athlete, here he is again. VI\'Ihuit casting any aspersion on
Ed's personality, we think the nearest approach to his running, leaping, and general cavorting
on track, diamond, gridiron, and hardwood court is the kangaroo. But a kangaroo couldn't guide
a dozen school affair; Ed Sullivan could, and did. For his record, see the sports section.

And now, Virginia Ridge, girl athlete, class of '38. We refer you to the page devoted to
girls' volleyball for one of the reasons why Virginia was the seniors' choice. Her own skill is
outstanding, but she can lead and inspire others as well. As president of the G.A.A. she had
much to do with building up the successful aplomb against which the "B" Club crashed and
shattered.

The Zonian staff put this one in. Its all-observant eye saw what most of the school over-
looked; namely, that a lone sophomore boy had succeeded in breaking the monopoly of the
all-A honor roll held for so long by the fair sex. For that feat, we give you Richard Ericcon,
our nominee for All-American!

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CALENDAR

September

School opens
The scobies get their initiation

The daily races are on

October

Classes settle down

Parrakeet issued-
All the literate read the first paper

'Submerged' opens Little Theatre season

Summer ice-men turn out
for pigskin parade

December

Little Theatre presents "Dirty
Hands" at Balboa Clubhouse

Koperski and Lebrun star in
three-act comedy

January

Gaa Gaa Girls give first feed
of year

Energetic students start mid-
year cramnming two weeks early

No0 Lem'er1

& _"aiu

Daramatists prove ability in one-act play
"Hung Jury".

March

The first senior scholarship luncheon
proves a gastronomic and
pecuniary success

Dramatic aspirants try our for
mystery play

Junior lassies peddle pastry
under direction of Mr. E W. Hatchett

April

"E)es of Tlaloc," Azrec mystery,
shrouds Balboa Clubhouse

Ci~i

A much needed vacation briiL.-
lazy days at the beach

They haven't slept for three days

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Rides on the deep blue sea

Vacation brings out the savage, too

Back to school
Vacation's over; dreamy students
begin wishing for the close of school

O n two occasions this year, the Jenny Lin ds and Carusos impressed the general public with
their ability.
Under the direction of Mr. Neil V. Branstetter the glee clubs presented a program of
Christmas music on December 22 in the high school patio. The 'irl, in the white-robed pro-
cessional that has come to be almost as much of a tradition as the program itself, opened with
"Angels We Have Heard on High." The boys' chorus, with a soprano descant, rendered "0 Come
Emmanuel." An a capella chorus of girls did "Lift Thine Eyes," by Mendelssohn, after which two
numbers of Handel's Messiah, "Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs," and "And the Glory of the
Lord" were presented by the entire chorus.
The second public appearance came on April 7 when the combined glee clubs participated
in the Music Festival in the girnn.i iiUm The program was under the direction of Mrs. Helen
Currier Baker and Mr. Neil V. Branstetter.

n future years, those who remember their high school music at all are likely to remem-
ber two events, the traditional Christmas music in the patio, and the festival in May.
In both of these events the orchestra took part, contributing its bit to make them the
successful occasions the audience found them. Other appearances that drew considerable favorable
comment from the public were on the occasions of the two Little Theatre clubhouse plays, when
this musical group, directed by Neil V. Branstetter, offered overtures and popular numbers.

So much the public saw and heard. But the rehearsals had their moments, too. It is re-
ported that, when Mr. Branstetter ascends to heaven, Gabriel's trumpet section will be in for it.

BAND

G eorge Whaler played the biggest instrument the tuba; Marie Winkes played the
smallest the triangle. In between, thirty other people played thirty other instruments
of various shapes, sizes, sounds. Assembled under the direction of Neil V. Branstetter, they formed
the 1938 model of the Balboa High School band.

Bands must be versatile. They must be reverent and militant, tender and bold; they must
march, maneuver, and toot all at once. The school year 1938 saw the high school band well tested.
In natty new uniforms, it marched for the Civic Council minstrel parade. It played for one of
the teas given by the Governor. It gave two programs of Christmas carols, one from the steps of
Administration Hill, one from a truck that toured Balboa and Ancon. It helped further the
musical education of the grade school children with special demonstrations. It opened both the
twilight baseball and twilight softball seasons. It marched in the Memorial Day parade.

LITTLE THEATRE ORCHESTRA

The Little Theatre orchestra occupies a unique position among Balboa High School mu-
sical organizations. It is the smallest, with only nine members. Its members play
without curricular credit, because they want to. Itis directed by a senior student, Marie Haggerty.

The rise of this group to prominence has been rapid. Playgoers at the Little Theatre heard
it at the opening performance and at each one thereafter. The Junior MacDowell Club enjoyed
one of its programs. It furnished the musical background when the girls of the household arts
department displayed their taste in materials and talent in design at the annual style show. It
even wound up by giving a public concert of its own.

The musicians of the orchestra thank Helen Currier Baker for the inspiration to begin it.

T develop and enjoy an interest in the life. culture, and literature of the Spanish-speak-
ing countries...

Despite the fact that Sp.nisl Club elections have become famed almost as much as
Spanish Club interpretations of the rules of parliamentary procedure, this group of seventy-three
Spanisli-specking students fulfilled its purposes, enjoyed life, was content in the knowledge that
the rest of the scl1i,,Il ,as interested. It was officered bh Pre-ident Thomas Paredes, Vice-presi-
dent Iditrh Herrcra. Secretary Ellen Conlan. and Treasurer Olga Arosemena. It was advised prin-
cipally by Mr. Ward.

Noteworthy among the club's activities were three occasions Dr Samuel Lewis spoke at
one of the earlier meetings on the history of the Castillian tongue. Sr. J F. Villafranca interested
the group i ith a discussion of the Costa Rican banana industry. On April 23 the club enjoyed a
social evening, "Tropical Night," at the Little Theatre, made appropriate by native dancing, na-
rive dress, native folkways.

Two Thursdays a month for most of the school months a group of students so much
interested in chemistry that they failed to get u-1. ,I._i of it during the regularly scheduled
class and laboratory hours met in the college building "to create a better understanding
of the universe and man's power over it."

Call it avocation, call it hobby, call it plain gumption; nevertheless club projects included
such widely varied activities as growing crystals, p.lir...r il.h-i'. investigating mineralogy, by a
membership which had previously proved its capability by presenting reports of come seriousness
and magnitude as a requirement of membership. Group discussions concerned current investiga-
tions in chemistry. On several occasions these discussions were led by scientists of prominence.

Sf its members stick a club must be offering an inducement. President Dorsey Price.
'ice-president Marion Orr, and Secretary-treasurer Mildred Anderson of the Biology
Club hate all three been members sincz their sophomore year Interested in biology to
begin with, they and the other members rere eager to id\ance their knowledge in this field.

The clubs acti cities varied. One meeting was devoted to ancient Incan life; another
concerned the digger wasp. Several meetings were enlivened with motion pictures, particularly
the filmed record of the field trips made by the college biology club to El Valle, the Darien
country, and other places of interest in Panama. A joint meeting with the Canal Zone Natural
History Society heard of the latest developments in research in the field of cancer. Late in April
an interest in oxygen deficiency and its effect on aviators grew into a tour of Albrook Field for
the nuhole school.

The last meeting of the year. appropriately enough, was research into the effectiveness of
hamburgers and hot dogs to appease human hunger Yes, it was a picnic on Ancon Hill.

Out of a flurry of paper, pictures, copy and paste, the 1'1;S Zonian emerged. The labors
of the staff were characterized by much good feeling, a mood which the editors hoped
to be able to get into the book. That it came out at all was evidence of industry.

The work was in general charge of Henry Poole as editor-in-chief, assisted in various
editorial capacities by Walter Muller, Reba Akxander, Claire Bougan, Margaret Douglas, Ben-
jamin Weir, and George Whaler. Lucille Journey drew pictures; Jimmy Smith and Paul Fessler
took pictures; Martin Fitzpatrick, quickly aging as photography editor, shouted for pictures. Jean
Irwin, Margaret Grier, and Beverly Neville wrote copy. Gail Haldeman, Dolly Bowen, and Helen
Dryden helped with this and that in between Parrakeet assignments. The whole journalism class
alternated between helping and getting under foot.

Somehow, the book got published. It is the hope of the staff that they have managed to
imprison between its covers all that has been important in the school year, much that has been
interesting. If the Zonian, 1938, should serve in future years to recall anything vivid, or happy,
or useful, concerning Balboa High School, 1938, the staff will be content.

Borders! House Curtain"
Those Immortal Lovers, with Jeanne Rocker, Bernice Rathgaber, Robert \\'lLccl\. Martin
Ca-ey, and Mr. Turbyfill, is on the boards to opmn another successful Little Theatre season. Pro-
gram pieces with it are A Midsummer N:ic:11's Dream. directed by Gail Haldeman and staged
with an all-freshman cast, and Sl/'il.i rc.dl presenting one of the cleverest tts of the year and,
as the movies put it, an all-star ca:t of six seniors boys.
It cannot be said that the Little Theatre members sit around and talk about Art. The
applause for the opening group of plays had scarcely died away before Dirty Hands, a comedy
in three acts, was in rehearsal. Janet Koperski, William LeBrun, and Virginia Ridge pointed up
the complications while the seniors were selling tickets for the enrichment of Student Associa-
tion money-bags.
The new year brought new ideas, among them The Spy. broadcast from the main build-
ing to the Little Theatre and there amplified for the enjoyment of the audience. Sixteen drama-
interested boys and girls had their chance to attempt something new and difficult. The result
was excellent. Included in the program for the evening was the reading of "An Old Sweetheart
of Mine" by Principal F. W. Hosler on a stage lighted only by the dancing light of a hearth fire.
On the same night Janie Hamlin and Franci: Coyle starred in Hung Jury. with a truly dramatic
plot and jury to support them.
The second clubhouse play was a mystery, T7'c Eyes of Tialoc. with twelve characters, each
a wholly different individual. Never before had so many different accents, makeups, characters,
and thrills been thrown together to make such an off-the-beaten-path type of mystery. It was a
real victory for the Little Theatre and for the sophomore clas:, whose efforts brought the
Association the tidy sum of $171.45.
Following the precedent set two years ag. of presenting a Shakespearean play in modern
dress and with modern staging against a neutral background, the Little Theatre closed its season
with Julius Caesar. Walter Muller played Cae:ar, Francis Coyle played Brutus, William LeBrun
played Cassius, and John Talty presented Anthony. This play had not been presented when the
Zonian went to press.
For these eight plays, a hundred and seventy-one students tried out, a generous and cha-
racteristic cross-section of the student body.
At the close of the year, dramatic honors came to six seniors, prominent in acting, stag-
ing, business management, directing, or writing. To each went a bronze plaque, the Diamond
Mask, greatest dramatic award Balboa High School has to offer.
Not directly under the auspices of the Little Theatre, but inspired by its activities, three
speech contents and a debate series were held in the Little Theatre building. In November came
the extempore speech contest. Donald Mitchell, in the opinion of the judges, spoke most effec-
tively. Jane Hamlin was adjudged winner in the oratorical contest that followed, and again won
in the interpretive reading contest in February. The debaters in the May contest disputed vigor-
ously back and forth as to whether Balboa High School should require military training through
a junior R.O.T.C. unit. Preliminary debates were won by three teams, Gail Haldeman and Vir-
ginia Ridge, Robert Whitely and Martin Casey, and Donald Mitchell and William LeBrun. The
winners in the finals were to be awarded plaques in recognition of their championship.

parrakeet staff, front and center!"
The Zonian staff is left to its drudgery with paste and scissors while the newspaper
journalists adjourn to Room 34 to engage in the exciting activity of gathering and
editing the news. Peeko must be fed. Pick Ups must be picked up At least one ear must al-
ways be listening for an interesting Psssst! Such feature material develops its own personality and
following, but behind it is the impersonal job of interpreting to students and parents the life ot
the school. That is what editors are for.

The journalistic hole-in-one is election to Quill and Scroll, national honorary journalistic
society open to outstanding reporters, editors, and business managers. The principal stumbling
block of candidates is the requirement that they must be in the upper third of their class to
be elected. This requirement eliminated several. Those elected were Judy Mohr. Katherine Adams,
Ruth Udden, Margaret Meigs, Beryl Cooke, George Whaler, and Chester Wine.

It is not a miracle that produces food on the plates and flowers on the table at the Junior-
Senior Banquet, or that hires orchestras for senior dances. Business managers do that.

They are the ones who do most of the work and get least of the credit. But they keep
things moving smoothly for the rest of us.

We know that we have not pictured all those who come under the broad title "business
manager." If we did we must surely have a score of committee members who had programs
printed, or sold tickets. For instance, there was Pat Ri in. circulation manager of the Parrakeet.
Her industry got our papers to us on publication day.

Miss Hayward knew where every penny of Student Association funds went. Miss Butler
advised William Russon, who, with the help of capable assistants, solicited advertising for and
took care of the business affairs of both high school publications. Betty Haldeman was Russon's
counterpart in the Little Theatre. Roy Dwelle's concern was the treasure-chest of the Student As-
sociation. Maurice Fitzpatrick, Ed Sullivan, Fred Huldquist, and John Talty were not properly
business managers at all, but anyone who thinks presidents and social chairmen for junior and
senior classes have no business duties has simply never been social chairman of junior and senior
classes.

Early in the year, "in order to make a more united and thorough Association." the Stu-
dent Council did adopt and establish a new constitution. This step began a year of pro-
gress for the Council, a year in which it made appreciable gains as a clearing-house of
student opinion, as a coordinator of student activities, as a rall)ing-point for student spirit.

The president of the Council, selected by principal and faculty, was Donald Mitchell. The
members, elected by the various classes, were Gail Haldeman and Tom C Sullivan, seniors:
Blanche Adler and Alvin Johnson, juniors; Dorothy Kalar and Vincent Bradley, sophomores; and
Fred Ryan, freshman. This group administered student funds and exercised control oser such
activities as publication of Parrakeet and Zonian, direction of Little Theatre tickc-t sales, super-
vision of cake sales, dances, contents.

Prideful members of the Council pointed to the successful membership drise, the ticket
sale for "Dirty Hands" undertaken by the seniors, sophomore promotion of "The Eyes of Tlaloc.
the Association cake sale, among other supervisory successes, as. marking a vigorous year. No
denial came from Adviser Wardlaw or the student body

t was a year of athletic victories for the seniors. One of the earliest was that in water
polo, an easy victory for the team that had been interscholastic champions in 1937.
The juniors battled valiantly but vainly. The other classes needed to grove, more than
anyrhingi else.
Among the senior stars were numbered the inevitable Walbridge twins. Mack and Jack.
who were four-quarter threats to the opposing goal-guard. Jack Carey. Francis Co.le, and Marrin
Fitzpatrick formed a pair of forwards and a gua-d that deserved to be on a inning team. Goalie
Ed Sullivan turned back countless enemy shots that would have gone for rallies had he missed.
But teams are not made of rtars alone. Martin Casey, Vernon Snyder. Henry Poole, Donald Mir-
chell, and Vance Howard contributed the kind of defensive and cffensie dependabilitv that makes
stardom po sible.
Undefeated in the interclass competition, the seniors sought stiffer opposition against the
Panama Olympic team. Honors were even in this series. In April the high school champions met
and defeated the best of Cristobal High by a score of 2-0. During the contest the Atlantic
siders failed to get a try at goal.

SENIOR SWIMMING
Because the class of '38 made a clean sweep of the interclass meets, and because the Cristobal
meet came too late for inclusion in the Zoiian, senior swimmers were chosen to represent
one of the high school's most popular sports.
They were well worthy of the distinction. Any class that can boast such athletes as the
Walbridges, the Haldemans, Vernon Snyder, Ka:herine Adams, Martin Fitzpatrick, Francis Coyle,
and Helen Dryden merits distinction.

ED. SULLIVAN'S Ramblers rambled through the intramural football league without serious
restraint. What competition there was came from Mulling's Trojans, whose best effort was
a scoreless tie early in the second half of competition. The Ramblers' passes, Sullivan to
Carey, seldom failed of completion, and Sullivan's sprints around end piled up a superabundance of
yardage that kept opponents back on their heels. Byrne at center was another mainstay on both
offense and defense. The natural result was that the Ramblers completed their season with one tie
and no defeats.

The Ramblers placed Ed. Sullivan, Carey and Byrne on the all-stars. Other selections, after a
poll of all players, included Coyle, Sanborn, and Joyner of the Huskies, M. Walbridge of the Green
Waves, J. Walbridge of the Trojans, Schierloh of the Rams, and Dyer and Whaler of the Gophers.

SOME of the teams. to judge from final volleyball league standings. merely danced; others
refused to let the implications of their team titles interfere with their scoring ability.

Ei4hr,-fi\e girls, divided among Gail HalJeman's Su ie Qs. Bernice Rathgaber's Smashers,
BRttv Haldeman's Topnotchers. June Hambelron s Big Apples, Virginia Ridges Shags. Elva Bau-
manns Hurricanes, Mildred Anderson's Crackerjacks. and Elizabeth Tonneson's Truckers, made
volleyball not only the first girls' sport of the year but albo one of the mo-t popdar. Team enthu-
siasm and team play throughout the round robin eliminations and the seven-game finals won the
title for thle Shags. The Topnotchers rivalled the Shags all the way

As it should be for the betl in competition, the last game be teen the rival Shags and Top-
norchers was also the best. Coming up to the third contest of three, each ream had won a game,
each was keyed to win the third. When the score in game three reached 12-1 for the Topnotchers,
the more easily convinced spectators conceded the Topnorchers victory. They reckoned without
Captain Ridge of the Shags, however. Herself playing the best volleyball of her career, her team-
mates accepting leadership from their determined captain. Captain Ridge outgeneralled, outfought,
and finally outscored her rivals for the 1938 championship.

Various teams from the league lost a total of nine ga yes to the junior college girls, but the
all-stars won decisively from the Cristobal all-stars to close the season.
all-srars won decisively from the Cristobal ali-star': to close the season.

BASEBALL
AFTER the late rains, which had washed out the patience of the early baseballers, some 65 play-
ers took over the stadium. Pitchers worked up to their fast ones; batters found the swing
that meant scoreboard tallies; fielders felt the smack of ball against glove. Ultimately, five
teams were chosen: Emilio Madrigal's Giants, John Talty's Pirates, Harry Foster's Yankees, Ed
Sullivan's Cardinals, and John Schierloh's Dodgers.
Madrigal's Giants pitched, hit, and fielded their way to the championship. Schierloh's Dodgers
were second best.
Not all the good players were to be found among the Giants, however. Selections for the
trophy team, directed by Coach Lockridge, revealed that, in the opinion of all the players, the best
possible team for 1938 would be:

ED. SULLIVAN, senior captain, paced his team to victory in the inerclass meet when he won the
220-yard low hurdles, set a new record in the 120-yard high hurdles, broadiumped into first
place, and led off for the victorious relay team. Total score for the seniors was 71. Next best
were the sophomores, with 45 points. Nine firsts, a half dozen seconds, and three thirds wenr to
the seniors.

Both the 100-yard and 220-yard sprints saw Byrnc breaking the tape. Tom Sullivan hurled
the discus for a first and the shot for a second. Carey leaped into first place in the high jump, clear-
ing the bar at 5' 4", followed by Poole. A new javelin record was achieved by Whaler, with a
toss of 145' 3", for five more senior points. Byrne, Talty. Carey. and Ed Sullivan lowered the
440-yard relay record to 47.3 seconds.

Among the sophomore winners was Urey, who vaulted to a new record at 9' 1" and took a
first in the 880-yard run a second and a half under the record Howard Moore earned himself a
gold shoe in the 4-i0-yard dash.

The only junior winner was Dyer in the shot put.

Though all members of the senior team were not able to emerge winners, several made
efforts that were outstanding for perseverance and sportsmanship. Among them are Archie
Gibson, persistency itself in the discus throw; Francis Co..le, who, while he did not place in the
interclass meet, won the discus throw in the triangular meet a week later; Vernon Snyder, second-
place winner in the high hurdles; Jack Walbridge, who placed second in the javelin throw.

Ed. Sullivan H. Moore Byrne I rey

TRIANGULAR MEET

D ESPITE Balboa High's victory in the final event of the day, the 440-yard relay, the score
sheets revealed that Cristobal High had won the triangular meet by a half point. The
track season was closed for the year. Gone until 1939 was Balboa's chance to even mat-
ters. The scores:
Cristobal .......................... ............. 51 points
Balboa .............................................. 50' /
Canal Zone Junior College ................ 3512

One record only was broken, when Ed. Sullivan of Balboa completed the high hurdles in 16.6
seconds. Peeko, writing in the Parrakeet, called attention to another newsworthy fact when he wrote:
"Although this is the first time in three years that Cristobal have had a track team, they managed
to produce a good one."

GIRLS' SOFTBALL
ONDESCENDING observers like Peeko of the Parrakeet found much that V as amusing in the
antics of the 98 girls who formed the intramural league in girls softball. Less superficial com-
ment found in it one of the high spots of the girls' sports eair. If the girls were less adept than
their male schoolmates, they found more of the spirit of play. If the scures reminded of a track
meet, the multitude of runs were scored to the accompaniment of the heartiest cheering of the season.

Highlight of the season was the intensity of competition between the Shags and Truckers,
each game between the rivals being marked by cose scores and heightened suspense.

The girls were inclined to give a great deal of credit to M-:s Hanna and the various team
captains for the fact that interest was maintained at such a high point throughout the season.
Underclass interest was particularly high, indicating no lessening of competition for 1939.

Among those prominently mentioned for the starring positions of 1959 are underclassmen
Nora Giavelli, Florence Ferguson. Shirley Dyer, Barbara Hayden, and .ean Lucy.

After the first few games it was evident that the Giants were going to ret a fast
pace for the rest to follow. It was expected, however, that with such individual per-
formers as Logsdon, Dailey, Madrigal, Ed. Sullivan, Carey, and others scattered among the various
teams, upsets would be frequent. Rules changes, too, were favoring the dark-horse quintettes at the
expen-e of the favorites.

At the halfway mark, Ed. Sullivan's Rams had given the Giants the most trouble. It was
even being predicted that when the Rams' team play improved, the Sullivan quint would come
through to the championship with little difficulty, a fact that the Giant fans vigorously denied.

Whatever the outcome, the aims of the intramural program were being achieved: vigorous
exercise by means of games in which all comers could take part.

M. Cryan, M.

Frt r h .Ine* Iohni.rn.
H iier'

FIVE teams offered competition in the boys' softball league George Whaler's Colonels man-
euvered their way to the first round championship. French's Indians scalped all opposition in
the second round. In the third round Bert Shelton's Cubs play fully slapped down their com-
petitors. Other teams in the league were Mulling s Trojans and Van Siclen s Braves

The championship playoffs saw the Indians ambush the Colonels and hunt down the Cibs
to emerge victorious.

There is no all-star team picked in softball. Had the players balloted to a decision, their selec-
tions might have lined up like this:

Athletes still arguing over the merits of their respective favorites mention most often that
French's broken finger, the result of a line drive through the box in the first of the championship
games, was all that kept the Indians from easy victory, and that Julio Valdes' short fielding was like-
wise all that kept the Colonels in the running. It is still mentioned, too, that umpires found soft-
ball not only exciting but, at times, downright dangerous.

TENNIS

2 T ROM February until May, the tennis courts near the Commy echoed
Switch the smash of hard-driven balls as this year's tournament pro-
gresred. The marked interest in tennis, which brought out 33 boys
and 35 girls, can probably be attributed to the tennis ladder tournament,
a new type of competition for Balboa High net addicts.

The boys and girls were arranged on their ladders as their names were
drawn for the position. The object of each contestant was to reach number
one rung by defeating those above. The boy in this position on May 1 won the award for cham-
pionship. The first eight girls on the ladder on May 6 played off an elimination tournament to
decide the be:t.

The new method of play assured challengers of close competition in their own classes, was
thought to be the surest method of giving ambitious players all the games they could schedule
while at the same time providing an undisputed champion.

As the Zonian went to press Jimmie Ridge was holding down number one position which
he had won by coming up from rung eleven. Mildred Anderson and Virginia Ridge again looked
like winners among the girls.

ARCHERY

W 7ILLIAM TELL and Robin Hood were probably better marksmen
VV with the long bow than the Balboa High School girls. It is not
likely, however, that the two arrow experts were more enthusiastic.
t Nearly forty girls spent a large part of April aiming at targets and nursing
aching shoulders.

I Ancon students, trudging daily homeward the last long mile, counted
the targets set up against Administration Hill part of the familiar land-
scape. It was planned by Director Hanna that they would remain part of
the landscape until April 30, when the final archers' tournament would take place during the May
Day Program. Thenceforth they would be stored away until 1939.

It was thought that the champions for 1938 would be found among Roberta McGuire, Eloise
Ramey, Daphne Lewis, Peggy White, Janie Hamlin, and Jean Irwin.

U GOLF
SIN May the golfers got their chance. The fairways, greens, and traps
of the Fort Amador course swarmed with some 25 golfers of all
degrees of proficiency, each intent on securing for himself the high
school championship

While i were digging divots, the 25th, Johnny MacMurray, was
pursuing birdies so con istently that it was generally believed that the
Panama Amateur Open champion and Olympics doubles victor would have
little trouble annexing the high school crown as well.

Other golfers expected to make creditable showings were Jack Hutchings, recently transferred
from Cristobal, Bud Huldtquist, Eugene and Ho:ace Mulling, and John Schierloh. At the time
the Zonian went to press, four golfers had con uered not only the 32-par iron nine and the 36-
par home nine, but their opponents as well Among them were Hutchings, MacMhurray, Eugene
Mulling, and Schierloh. These name-, wih other winners, were chalked up on the second-round
scoreboard for further competition.

BOWLING

F ROM April 15 to May 15, the deep bass of rolling balls, the piping
treble of feminine voices, and the clash and clamor of falling pins
echc-ed among the rafters of the Balboa clubhouse. Again down the
battle-scarred alleys nent strikes and spares

Last year the freshman girls rolled off with the honors, but this
year, because the alleys were available only twice a week, the freshman
and sophomore girls were excluded from the bowling program. It was
expected that rivalry between seniors and juniors would be intense.

As usual, it was planned that the best bowlers would be selected to meet the Cristobal girls
during long vacation. Miss Hanna had good players, well worthy of choice for the lob of avenging
the 1937 defeat, in Elizabeth Tonneson. June Holcomb, Daphne Lewis, and Elva Baumann.

(( A LL students interested in sports report to the gy~iiiiasiu l this afternoon in order to sign
t. up." Two hundred students appear, teams are picked, and the first sport begins. Through
elimination the best athletes are panned out and offered the greatest athletic honor of the
year-admission to the "B" Club or the G. A. A., honorary societies for the athletes of Balboa High
School.

The "B" Club was organized last year under the direction of Mr. Lockridge. Its largest
claim to fame is its entrance initiation, which is both feared and respected by the boys. This
is the G.A.A.'s first year of existence. To organize the club Miss Louise Hanna picked nine
of her best athlete-, enthusiastic and eager for just such a thing. These girls have been the
proud sponsors of many activities during the year, including a float in the Panama Carnival
parade.

The business staff takes this
opportunity to thank the merchants
of Panama, and the various organ-
izations and interested individuals
of the Canal Zone, for making pos-
sible the publication of the 1938
Zonian. It hopes that the student
body will reciprocate by supporting
those who have supported us.

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Congratulations
TO
HIGH SCHOOL

OF 1938
AND
Best Wishes for Success
TO

THE ONCOMING

CLASSES

Bureau Of Clubs And Playgrounds
(RECREATION DIVISION OF THE PANAMA CANAL)

REM EMBER
PERMANENT IWA',ES Mr. Collinge's sour apples?
The G.A.A.-"B" Club battles?
The bull sessions the boys used
to have under the mango tree?
The Venetian blinds that never
worked and the eraser fights we
used to have when the teacher left
the room
The anxiety at the mid-year
exams jnd especially when the
And Other Branches Of cards came?
The parry we had at the begin-
Beauty Cu/ltre ning of the year?
Our disdain for the underclass-
men ahen we became the cream of
AMERICAN OPERATORS the crop.
The anxiety we went through
having our Zonian pictures taken?
Ancon Clubhouse Beauty Shop The school bells that rang so
Telephone: 1'22 faithfully (even on Hallowe'en and
New Years.)?

Just to make the seniors feel
ancient, do they remember the
broken-down bus, the bus that leak-
ed when it rained, Billy Lloyd's
guitar, and Mr. Hatchett's maracas?
Do they remember the icy water of
the falls and the rocks that were
in the wrong place? The swift
current they had to swim against.
and those that didn't make it? Can
they recall the cold cream that was
gingerly smeared on their backs that
night, and the fanny feeling that
was in the pit of their stomach?
Or the yells that issued from a bus
as the girls changed into their swim
suits? And the rush to see who
would be the "nigger baby'? Does
the smell of boiling wienies bring
back memories of the pleasant day
spent at Chorrera Falls? In other
words, do they remember the fresh-
man picnic?

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Said the "B" Club to our
G. A. A.,
"The squirrels will get you
some day."
But the girls threw a party,
Entertained them quite hearty,
And-they kissed and made up.

DEDICATION B ecause of his personaliry his par i ence, hi s m any i deas his abi l ity to see the s tudent point of v i ew; because he has devoted h ou r s of his rime and has been an adviser in every sense of th e word the senior class of 1938 ,, ; ith gratefulness and resp ec t dedicate thi s Zonian to Mr. H a rold]. Zierren. !; y Y u)crr:)" I